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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer UPS Report ID 2022075829
Address 4902 us highway 169 south City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date July 5, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # 1607466
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -94.77000

Incident Narrative

After completing their package delivery route, an employee returned to the facility experiencing heat stress and cramping.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2022, a worker at UPS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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